Carena:Payton stood right outside the bakery to call her brother and complain about us to him. It felt like I couldn't catch a break. Why did she come here? Because I knew she wasn't interested in buying from anywhere that wasn't five-star or where she wasn't accompanied by her guards. Obviously, she came here to bully me, and she succeeded in causing issues for me at work."You got us in this mess. Now when the Alpha King arrives, you'll have to kneel and beg for forgiveness. Even beg before his sister," Mrs. Bob muttered under her breath, keeping an eye on Payton outside. She didn't even want to wait for her brother inside. I guess her anger rose when she saw Matt leave with Yamin."I'm not bowing to some brat," I said stubbornly, crossing my arms."If you didn't do it, you're fired!" Finally, they said the dreaded words. After working so hard, I was about to lose my job, all because of Sawyer’s sister."She's holding a personal grudge against me. Can't you see that? You're going t

Carena:"Hey," he broke the silence after seeming lost in thought. He looked like he was a statue, paid to stand outside my house and not move."What are you doing here?" I asked with a smile, attempting to gather his thoughts."I came to drop off some stuff," he replied in a distracted tone. The regular cheerful tone was definitely missing. But I guess it could be because he was tired. Theodore worked really hard. In fact, that was all he did.Yet I wasn't oblivious to his change in mood. Something was bothering him, and I was keen to find out what."The files?" I asked, and he nodded."Oh, thank goodness. I was wondering where I would find them," I said, rolling my eyes as I have been looking everywhere for details. I did find some articles and planned to binge on them very soon. I walked past him, but when he didn't move, I turned back to him. "What's going on?"He slowly turned to me and, with his hands in his pockets, asked, "Are you and Sawyer back together?"The moment he asked

Carena: "Have you lost your mind? She asked you to take her to hell, and you agreed?""But--I was certain she would be fine since I was with her.""And how did that go? Where were you when she collapsed in those woods? Do you have any idea what would have happened to her if I hadn't picked her up?"I was slowly waking up. The first thing I heard was two people arguing. At first, I had a hard time recognizing the voices because they sounded like muffled murmurs. But as my sleep started to fade away, I began to recognize them too well.It was Sawyer scolding Theodore. I forced my eyes open to find myself lying in the backseat of Sawyer’s car. The two were standing outside the vehicle and arguing. Well, more like Sawyer was accusing Theodore of being careless, and Theodore wasn't even able to defend himself."He didn’t do anything. I asked him to take me to the woods," I spoke with much difficulty. My throat felt like tiny little needles were stuck in it.Sawyer closed his eyes and then

Carena: After telling us about the mate bond, Payton left. None of us could question her until we had spoken to Matt. Yamin was so distraught that she couldn't even call Matt herself. But I knew she needed to hear it from him or she would lose her mind. So, I grabbed her phone and dialed his number."Hey, I was just thinking about you. How about a romantic dinner--" he started talking almost instantly, so I had to interrupt him."It's me, Carena. Yamin is--" I paused as I glanced at her crying on the floor, her face in her hands."What happened to her? Is she okay?" The sudden concern in his voice made me believe he cared deeply for her, that he loved her."She's upset. Can you please come and see what you can do?" I didn't want to be the one to ask him about his mate bond with Payton."I'll be there in a minute," he replied, sounding rushed already. I hung up the call and sat down with Yamin, patting her back gently."He's coming. Please don't exhaust yourself without speaking to hi

Carena: “What--” I gulped, my eyes widening at his demand.“Listen, it's not about us. If you want Payton to be happy, then find someone who will love her. Matt loves Yamin,” I finished because he wrinkled his nose."and who do you think I love?" he asked playfully, making me frown at him because this wasn't about us."Yourself. You love yourself," I spoke confidently even when my confidence was withering away."That's kind of rude to assume," he pouted, making me swiftly look away from his lips.“Hmm! And if you want them to be happy and stay together, you have to give yourself to me. You have to remain here to be the Luna Queen you are,” he spoke again, a smirk steadily playing across his lips.“And you think forcing me--” I paused when he shook his head.“Who said anything about forcing you? I'm not going to coerce you,” he clicked his tongue and for the moment, my eyes landed on his lips again.“Try them, they are yours,” he commented and I looked up. I felt quite embarrassed whe